Table 2 Awareness of acute myocardial infarction symptoms between public and outpatients stratified by age
Age (years) | Public | Outpatients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Aware (%) | n | Aware (%) | p* | |
Shortness of breath | |||||
All | 2199 | 1439(65.4) | 515 | 320(62.1) | 0.550 |
18-34 | 1238 | 826(66.7) | 209 | 119(56.9) | 0.239 |
35-49 | 683 | 476(69.7) | 211 | 136(64.5) | 0.568 |
>50 | 278 | 137(49.3) | 95 | 65(68.4) | 0.135 |
Central chest pain | |||||
All | 2199 | 921(41.9) | 515 | 349(67.8) | <0.001 |
18-34 | 1238 | 578(46.7) | 209 | 157(75.1) | <0.001 |
35-49 | 683 | 264(38.7) | 211 | 136(64.5) | 0.001 |
>50 | 278 | 79(28.4) | 95 | 56(58.9) | 0.005 |
Fainting/ dizziness | |||||
All | 2199 | 1191(54.2) | 515 | 310(60.2) | 0.249 |
18-34 | 1238 | 691(55.8) | 209 | 117(56.0) | 0.983 |
35-49 | 683 | 384(56.2) | 211 | 131(62.1) | 0.491 |
>50 | 278 | 116(41.7) | 95 | 62(65.3) | 0.054 |
Arm pain/ numbness | |||||
All | 2199 | 555(25.2) | 515 | 197(38.2) | <0.001 |
18-34 | 1238 | 309(25.0) | 209 | 65(31.1) | 0.271 |
35-49 | 683 | 186(27.2) | 211 | 96(45.5) | 0.006 |
>50 | 278 | 60(21.6) | 95 | 36(37.9) | 0.074 |
Feeling sick or looking pallor on the skin | |||||
All | 2199 | 640(29.1) | 515 | 184(35.7) | 0.093 |
18-34 | 1238 | 388(31.3) | 209 | 65(31.1) | 0.970 |
35-49 | 683 | 192(28.1) | 211 | 89(42.2) | 0.032 |
>50 | 278 | 60(21.6) | 95 | 30(31.6) | 0.245 |
Sweating and clammy skin | |||||
All | 2199 | 627(28.5) | 515 | 171(33.2) | 0.222 |
18-34 | 1238 | 368(29.7) | 209 | 56(26.8) | 0.605 |
35-49 | 683 | 203(29.7) | 211 | 87(41.2) | 0.081 |
>50 | 278 | 56(20.1) | 95 | 28(29.5) | 0.264 |
Neck/ jaw pain radiating from chest | |||||
All | 2199 | 569(25.9) | 515 | 187(36.3) | 0.007 |
18-34 | 1238 | 349(28.2) | 209 | 72(34.4) | 0.290 |
35-49 | 683 | 169(24.7) | 211 | 87(41.2) | 0.009 |
>50 | 278 | 51(18.3) | 95 | 28(29.5) | 0.172 |
Nausea | |||||
All | 2199 | 224(10.2) | 515 | 77(15.0) | 0.051 |
18-34 | 1238 | 134(10.8) | 209 | 32(15.3) | 0.241 |
35-49 | 683 | 72(10.5) | 211 | 38(18.0) | 0.075 |
>50 | 278 | 18(6.5) | 95 | 7(7.4) | 0.848 |